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The Court Has Acquired Another Problem
There are rules one should follow when buying antiques. One should have a plan. One should know what one is looking for. One should, ideally, know exactly where the object will eventually live. Naturally, I have found a loophole. The Court has acquired another problem. This time, it is Chalet Art Glass. And before anyone…
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The Allure of the Foreign Grocery Store
In all my years of traveling, I have discovered one thing that I do in almost every destination. No trip is complete without a stop in a grocery store or market. There is something surprisingly ordinary about walking into a local shop and picking up a bottle of water, a snack for the journey, or…
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Paris Isn’t Always Pretty. And That’s Precisely Why I Love It.
When most people think of Paris, they think of the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, glittering lights, arm-length baguettes, cheese, and a lot of wine. The reality is that it’s far from that on any given day. This July, it was hot. I mean really hot. Temperatures reached 105 degrees while I was there. But Paris…